新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)(第二版)B4U1(免费阅读).ppt

Never give in, never, never, never Winston Churchill Pre-reading Questions Do you know when and how World War II broke out? What else do you know about it? What do you know of Winston Churchill? Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Angry Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) Greatest modern British statesman: He was a direct descendant from the first Duke of Marlborough, the son of Lord Randolph Churchill. After an early career as an army officer and war correspondent he became a Conservative member of Parliament, in 1901, changing to the Liberals in 1905. He was home secretary (内政大臣) (1910-11), a dynamic first lord of the admiralty (海军大臣) (1911-15), and held various government posts (1917-22). He was Conservative chancellor of the exchequer (财政大臣) (1924-29), but in the 1930s his unpopular demands for war preparedness kept him from power. In World War II he was first Lord of the Admiralty (1939-40) and Prime Minister (1940-45). As such he became one of the great war leaders, leading Great Britain through World War II; his outstanding oratory maintained Britains morale, and he was one of the main shapers of Allied (同盟国的) strategy working closely with American President Roosevelt. A postwar reaction cost his party the 1945 election, but he was again prime minister later (1951- 55). In his later years, he spent much time writing history of the English-speaking people and painting. Churchill published several works, including The Second World War (1948-1953), and won the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature. Text Analysis This text is an inspiring speech made by Winston Churchill, Great Britain’s ex-Prime Minister and famous orator, when he visited Harrow School on October 29, 1941. In his speech he analyzed the world situation and how other countries looked at Britain and then called on the British people not to give in. He expressed his conviction that this nation was determined to fight for the victory of this great war. Harrow school Eton